Veterinary Technician Student Externship – Emergency Medicine

Job overview

The Veterinary Technician Student Externship – Emergency Medicine is an onsite, unpaid externship at a VEG hospital; the listing location is Edgewater, CO, and the program allows students to select a hospital based on availability. VEG’s mission is to help people and their pets when they need it most through veterinary emergency care. The externship provides hands-on learning alongside credentialed emergency veterinary technicians. Students shadow and assist with triage, outpatient visits, diagnostics, anesthesia, and inpatient care while practicing skills required by their school’s proficiency checklist under mentorship and guidance.

What you'll do

• Learn from emergency veterinary professionals
• pair with a credentialed veterinary technician for mentoring and on-the-floor learning
• shadow and assist with triage, outpatient visits, diagnostics, anesthesia, and inpatient care
• practice skills required by the school’s proficiency checklist.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

veterinary technician student externship

emergency medicine

edgewater co

veterinary emergency group

veg

unpaid externship

student program

avma-accredited program

triage

diagnostics

anesthesia

inpatient care

mentorship

veterinary technician

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible externship length based on program requirements
• hospital choice based on availability
• mentorship from a credentialed veterinary technician
• potential future employment opportunities.

Why this role

Externship length is flexible based on program requirements; hospital selection depends on availability; mentorship is provided by a credentialed veterinary technician. This is an unpaid opportunity for enrolled veterinary technology or nursing students.

About the employer

Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG) is hiring for this role. Industry: Veterinary Services. Sector: 54.